1974 Oakland Athletics Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-72
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 845,693, Avg. 11,009
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Baltimore Orioles 3-1
World Series - Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
Manager: Al Dark (90-72)
Location: Oakland, California
1974 Oakland Athletics Statistics
1974 Oakland Athletics Roster

The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Athletics allowed 551 runs, least in the league. Oakland tallied 689 runs. Reggie Jackson paced the squad with 29 home runs, while Sal Bando, Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace each walloped 20 or more also. Sal Bando recorded 103 runs batted in. Joe Rudi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Catfish Hunter recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman added 15 or more victories also Catfish Hunter registered a 2.49 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Al Dark coached the team. The 1974 Oakland Athletics won the World Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 689
Regular Season Runs Against: 551

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Texas Rangers 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 6, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Texas Rangers 2 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 7, 1974 Oakland Athletics 8 at Texas Rangers 4 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 9, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 0-0 3-1 3-1
April 10, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 0-0 3-2 3-2
April 13, 1974 Texas Rangers 10 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 0-1 3-2 3-3
April 14, 1974 Texas Rangers 10 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 0-2 3-2 3-4
April 14, 1974 Texas Rangers 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 1-2 3-2 4-4
April 15, 1974 Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 2-2 3-2 5-4
April 16, 1974 Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 3-2 3-2 6-4
April 17, 1974 Chicago White Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 3-3 3-2 6-5
April 19, 1974 California Angels 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 4-3 3-2 7-5
April 20, 1974 California Angels 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 5-3 3-2 8-5
April 21, 1974 California Angels 9 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 5-4 3-2 8-6
April 23, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 5-4 3-3 8-7
April 24, 1974 Oakland Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 5-4 4-3 9-7
April 26, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 5-4 4-4 9-8
April 27, 1974 Oakland Athletics 11 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 5-4 5-4 10-8
April 28, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 5-4 5-5 10-9
April 30, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 5-4 5-6 10-10
May 1, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 5-4 5-7 10-11
May 3, 1974 Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 6-4 5-7 11-11
May 4, 1974 Cleveland Indians 8 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 6-5 5-7 11-12
May 5, 1974 Cleveland Indians 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 6-6 5-7 11-13
May 5, 1974 Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 7-6 5-7 12-13
May 6, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 7-7 5-7 12-14
May 7, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 7-8 5-7 12-15
May 8, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 8-8 5-7 13-15
May 10, 1974 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 9-8 5-7 14-15
May 11, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 10-8 5-7 15-15
May 12, 1974 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 9 W 11-8 5-7 16-15
May 13, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 11 W 12-8 5-7 17-15
May 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 12-9 5-7 17-16
May 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 13-9 5-7 18-16
May 16, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 13-9 5-8 18-17
May 17, 1974 Oakland Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 13-9 6-8 19-17
May 18, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 13-9 6-9 19-18
May 19, 1974 Oakland Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 13-9 7-9 20-18
May 20, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 13-9 8-9 21-18
May 21, 1974 Oakland Athletics 8 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 13-9 9-9 22-18
May 22, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 13-9 10-9 23-18
May 24, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 4 L 13-9 10-10 23-19
May 25, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at California Angels 8 L 13-9 10-11 23-20
May 26, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at California Angels 5 W 13-9 11-11 24-20
May 27, 1974 Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 12 W 14-9 11-11 25-20
May 28, 1974 Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 14-10 11-11 25-21
May 29, 1974 Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 15-10 11-11 26-21
May 31, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 16-10 11-11 27-21
June 1, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 17-10 11-11 28-21
June 2, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 18-10 11-11 29-21
June 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 18-10 11-12 29-22
June 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 W 18-10 12-12 30-22
June 5, 1974 Oakland Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 18-10 13-12 31-22
June 7, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 18-10 13-13 31-23
June 8, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 18-10 13-14 31-24
June 9, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 W 18-10 14-14 32-24
June 10, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 18-10 14-15 32-25
June 11, 1974 Oakland Athletics 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 L 18-10 14-16 32-26
June 12, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 18-10 14-17 32-27
June 14, 1974 New York Yankees 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 18-11 14-17 32-28
June 15, 1974 New York Yankees 1 at Oakland Athletics 9 W 19-11 14-17 33-28
June 16, 1974 New York Yankees 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 19-12 14-17 33-29
June 17, 1974 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 20-12 14-17 34-29
June 18, 1974 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 20-13 14-17 34-30
June 19, 1974 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 20-14 14-17 34-31
June 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 21-14 14-17 35-31
June 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 22-14 14-17 36-31
June 22, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 23-14 14-17 37-31
June 23, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 23-15 14-17 37-32
June 24, 1974 California Angels 3 at Oakland Athletics 11 W 24-15 14-17 38-32
June 25, 1974 California Angels 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 25-15 14-17 39-32
June 26, 1974 California Angels 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 26-15 14-17 40-32
June 27, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 26-15 14-18 40-33
June 28, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 26-15 15-18 41-33
June 29, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 26-15 15-19 41-34
June 30, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 8 L 26-15 15-20 41-35
July 1, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 3 W 26-15 16-20 42-35
July 2, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at California Angels 5 W 26-15 17-20 43-35
July 3, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 2 W 26-15 18-20 44-35
July 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 9 at California Angels 4 W 26-15 19-20 45-35
July 5, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 27-15 19-20 46-35
July 6, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 27-16 19-20 46-36
July 7, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 27-17 19-20 46-37
July 8, 1974 Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 28-17 19-20 47-37
July 9, 1974 Cleveland Indians 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 29-17 19-20 48-37
July 12, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 L 29-17 19-21 48-38
July 13, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 12 L 29-17 19-22 48-39
July 14, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at New York Yankees 3 W 29-17 20-22 49-39
July 14, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 1 W 29-17 21-22 50-39
July 15, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 29-17 22-22 51-39
July 16, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 29-17 23-22 52-39
July 17, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 29-17 24-22 53-39
July 18, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 29-17 25-22 54-39
July 19, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 29-17 25-23 54-40
July 20, 1974 Oakland Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 10 L 29-17 25-24 54-41
July 21, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 29-17 26-24 55-41
July 25, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 30-17 26-24 56-41
July 26, 1974 Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 31-17 26-24 57-41
July 27, 1974 Minnesota Twins 6 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 31-18 26-24 57-42
July 28, 1974 Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 32-18 26-24 58-42
July 28, 1974 Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 33-18 26-24 59-42
July 29, 1974 Chicago White Sox 9 at Oakland Athletics 11 W 34-18 26-24 60-42
July 30, 1974 Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland Athletics 11 W 35-18 26-24 61-42
July 31, 1974 Texas Rangers 7 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 35-19 26-24 61-43
August 1, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 35-19 26-25 61-44
August 2, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 35-19 27-25 62-44
August 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 10 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 35-19 28-25 63-44
August 4, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 35-19 28-26 63-45
August 5, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 35-19 29-26 64-45
August 5, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 35-19 29-27 64-46
August 6, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Texas Rangers 1 L 35-19 29-28 64-47
August 7, 1974 Oakland Athletics 8 at Texas Rangers 4 W 35-19 30-28 65-47
August 8, 1974 Oakland Athletics 10 at Texas Rangers 2 W 35-19 31-28 66-47
August 9, 1974 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 35-20 31-28 66-48
August 10, 1974 Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 36-20 31-28 67-48
August 11, 1974 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 36-21 31-28 67-49
August 12, 1974 New York Yankees 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 37-21 31-28 68-49
August 13, 1974 New York Yankees 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 38-21 31-28 69-49
August 14, 1974 New York Yankees 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 38-22 31-28 69-50
August 16, 1974 Detroit Tigers 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 38-23 31-28 69-51
August 17, 1974 Detroit Tigers 4 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 38-24 31-28 69-52
August 18, 1974 Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland Athletics 13 W 39-24 31-28 70-52
August 19, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 39-25 31-28 70-53
August 20, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 40-25 31-28 71-53
August 21, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 40-26 31-28 71-54
August 23, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 40-26 31-29 71-55
August 24, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 40-26 32-29 72-55
August 25, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 40-26 33-29 73-55
August 26, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 L 40-26 33-30 73-56
August 27, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 40-26 34-30 74-56
August 28, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 40-26 35-30 75-56
August 30, 1974 Oakland Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 40-26 36-30 76-56
August 31, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 40-26 36-31 76-57
September 1, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 40-26 37-31 77-57
September 2, 1974 California Angels 4 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 41-26 37-31 78-57
September 3, 1974 California Angels 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 42-26 37-31 79-57
September 4, 1974 California Angels 5 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 42-27 37-31 79-58
September 5, 1974 Texas Rangers 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 43-27 37-31 80-58
September 6, 1974 Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 43-28 37-31 80-59
September 7, 1974 Texas Rangers 8 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 43-29 37-31 80-60
September 8, 1974 Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 43-30 37-31 80-61
September 9, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 44-30 37-31 81-61
September 9, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 45-30 37-31 82-61
September 11, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 45-30 37-32 82-62
September 12, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 45-30 38-32 83-62
September 13, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Texas Rangers 3 L 45-30 38-33 83-63
September 14, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 8 L 45-30 38-34 83-64
September 15, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Texas Rangers 1 W 45-30 39-34 84-64
September 17, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 45-30 39-35 84-65
September 18, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 45-30 40-35 85-65
September 19, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 45-30 40-36 85-66
September 20, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 45-30 40-37 85-67
September 21, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 45-30 41-37 86-67
September 22, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 45-30 41-38 86-68
September 24, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 46-30 41-38 87-68
September 25, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 46-31 41-38 87-69
September 26, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 47-31 41-38 88-69
September 27, 1974 Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 47-32 41-38 88-70
September 28, 1974 Chicago White Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 48-32 41-38 89-70
September 29, 1974 Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 49-32 41-38 90-70
October 1, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at California Angels 2 L 49-32 41-39 90-71
October 2, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at California Angels 3 L 49-32 41-40 90-72
October 5, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 6, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 8, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
October 9, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 1-1 2-0 3-1
October 12, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 1-1 3-0 4-1
October 13, 1974 Oakland Athletics 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 1-1 3-1 4-2
October 15, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 2-1 3-1 5-2
October 16, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 3-1 3-1 6-2
October 17, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 4-1 3-1 7-2